Jeni Bell

Jeni Bell is a writer and photographer, inspired by UK wildlife and wildness.

Based in the Chalke Valley Jeni draws her inspiration from the nature and folklore that weaves itself into the landscape. Her writing focuses strongly on place and how it speaks to us through its wildlife and history.

After spending the last few years living in a campervan conversion, she has come to find a home in the simpler ways of living and is keen to find new ways to connect with the outside world. She firmly believes that our home is in the landscape as much as it is in four walls.

Particularly passionate about UK mammals, British birds, and campervan travel her work has been included in print publications such as: Wiltshire Life magazine, BBC Wildlife Magazine, The Simple Things, Campervan Magazine, and MMM. As well as online for guest blogs such as: The Biggest Twitch and Creature Candy. She has also been featured as part of BBC’s Upload on BBC Radio Wiltshire. Jeni has a Masters in Nature and Travel Writing from Bath Spa University, where she received the MA Writing Award in 2021. In 2022 Jeni won the Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers with her original piece ‘Prayer to Sea.’